Loose-leaf binder.



BULB 15,390. PATENTED FEB. 26, 1907. O. 0'. BAUGHMAN 35 E. 0. MEAD.

LOOSE LEAF BINDER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.8,190G.

f CHARLES eBwGmMrr-nnn eems r ic nninser UNITED S EQPATENT oF roEf- Be it known that ive," GI-i I MAN and'ERNEsT C. MEAD citizens 'io'fl' the United" States, residingat' Richmo d; the county of Henrico' and Stete'of V r 1,n1a, have invented certa n new and usefu .1111- I the following is e specification;

This invention relates to iiiiprovcments in loose-leaf binders, andTha-s 'particular refer ence to devices of this character in- Whicha series of, unbound leaves aresecured withina binding-case from which the leaves can be removed s'egaratelyor iiiibulkl" One of t e objects of the 'invention is to provide a structure of' thischaracter which when closed will be neat and attractive ap:

pearance and which. Willprevent "d arnage to the contents either by the entrance ofidii'st, &c., orthe tearing of the leaves through icon- I tact With the edges thereof,

I Aiurther Object is to' provide gi striicture in which the loose leave's' will' be held permanently within the'case in such manner. and in such position that access thereto may be had from either side of thebiniderand yet" I permit of a removal or additiongf' any 'desiredleaforleaves. i

Other and further" obj eats" 'vvilli aii sists in aloose-leaf binder comprising a back,'

covers. hingedly connected thereto, one of said covers bei11g "'jointed intermediate its ends, the joint corresponding'in position to the hin e of the othercoven'and meansifor I remove ly securing the intermediate orbinding section'ot the cover-fixed position relspective view showing the 'binder' c'los'ed.

atively to the back. II v I I The invention consists, further; in the improved const'ructien a'lnd combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated 1n the accompanying drawings," andparticm larly pointed outin' theap'pended claimsi I In the accompanying drew1ngs -f n' wlnch similar reference characters indicates rrji llar parts'in'all of the views, Figure-his" "per Fig.2 is a similar view with one of covers open'to afford access to conten Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the-jdinted I'c ver open to permit-the addition or removal of Fi 4 is a sectional vi'ewtaken and one of the binding- .rnoo'sseuenF-r ei Rema VIRGINIA- N 6 ER Arnong the essential features .whichare required inia practical binderlor filing-case for looseleaves used in place of the account and memorandum books heretofore used to provide a loo's'e leaf syste n are, first, theleaves 'must be removable from the binder to perinit the ready addition or removal therefrom; 1 second, the leaves iwhen imposition in I the bindermust be retained firmly in position 6 5 to prevent the exposure of edges of such leaves, thereby preventingliability of a tearing of such exposed-leaves; third,,'the leaves II must be positioned within the hinder or filingca'se in such manner that access tofthet salient 7o parts of each sheetm'ay be readily had for the purpose of reference or change in the memoranda thereon; .fou'rth' 'the hinder or filingv case should be .so arranged as to permita .i'ninin um' entry of dust-,1 &c. ,To provide these features, it is essential that the hinder or filing-case be arranged insuchmannerIthat when closed'no portion of thecontents 'vvill be'exposed, 'an'dthat the fpar'ts jbe so fi tted as to make practicall "a coni lete closure for 8b the contents it she d also e mi arra ed that the covers thereof'may be 0 ened- -t at is, each cover should be hin%edl connected to the back and each capab e o movement relatively to the back on its h in e'-'to permit f cessfro I n'either the 'frontor the back of the ease; and thecase should also be arranged so as to permit one of the coversto be moved to i 'a' po sltion where it will n'otprevent the insertion or removal of the leaves toand fromthe case or binder. In'the binder now to be described these features are presented; the structurebein' f suchas to'provide adevice that .is not o y neat and attractive 'in ap e'arance,* but which can be readily manipu- I9 5 ated, which is durable infconstruction; end whichis simplein operation. I The binder Comprises' a back '10. of suitable material, and to which are securedeiid pieces" 11;. The 'endfpieces extend'jforward to a,

point coincident with; the hinge 'portii 101 the cover and"formfwithjasidej pieceQIZ fand .1 111e, "binding-section hereinafter described; 'a I receptacleffor the inner .ends' ,'o'f the lh 'ose" leaves 13, the back 10 for-ming the renami closed portion of such receptacle.

"de piece"'12 is preferably reinforced tallic strip 1 4, whichisjof ajle'ngtht I d over the ed es of'the' end; pieces 11" g cured-togethen" I the receptacle when the pert'sI e refjfi -il5 designates-a cover which is-hingedly connected, as at 16, to the side piece 12, said cpver comprising a flat portion 17, having sides 18 and an end 19, the sides and endbewing of a:height.substantially equal to onehalf the thickness of the binder, this construction being such as to provide a shallow receptacle' having one of its sidesithe rear) closed. x

I 20 designates the opposing cover, herein termed the jointed cover, andwhich cor n prises the two sections21 22, the former cor-;

responding in size and shape to the 'cover 15,

. the 1atter,.herein termed the binder-secthe sidepiece 12.

tion'j corresponding in. size and shape with The two sections 'of the cover 20are hinged together or jointed, as at 23, while theoppositeedge of the binder-sec-' tion is hinged to the back, as at 24.'

It will-now be understood that the cover is hinged at a pointdistant from the back awhile-the jointed cover is hingeddirectly omtedcover 1s open on its co er toopen to an extent whi (5, v -..,th ebinder, hilethe cover20 will permitmf such free access to a restricted portion of the t he baek, thereby permittinglthe jointed 56f free access to 'allparts'. of the interior of binder. 'O bviouslyea loose leaf of a size to approximately fit the interior of the binder can be readily placed in pglslition when the msertion could notreadily'he made when the 1 cover 15 is moved on its hinge 16, where it is desired to mount the leaf onsuitable retaining pins or posts; When, however, the binder-section is secured in lace 'with its ends resting on theedges of -t e 'end pieces, the outersection21 of the cover 20 can-bemanipulated in the same manner as the cover 15, both covers in this position 0 crating in 3 thegsarne manner and orming w en closed 1 a 'subs tantially dust-proof case for the leayes.

To- 'secure the binder-section 22 in .tion, binding posts or pins 25 are provlded,

the lower ends ofwhich are secured in the metallic strip 14, said posts being of a length to abut aga listfthe -under surface, of'the binder-sectlon 22 when in its closed position, said post serving to .prevent inward movement of said section under pressure. The ends o'fthe posts 25 are provided with screwthf'eaded openings to receive the threaded end of screws 26, which'are passed through suitable openings formed in' the binder section'22, the screws having beveledheads to cooperate with beveled recesses formed mthe metallic strip 22, of said'se'ction 22. This construction. permits of a firm binding-0f the binder-section to the posts, and therefore to the back and side piece 12. I

While we haveshown and described a preferred form of posts and meansjfor removabl securing the binder-section thereto, itis to e understood that we'donot limitoursselves te: sueh preferred form, but may use the'hinge portion of t will permit sheets to e lifted go 24; But such 'jointed cover.

other securing means as may be deemed advlsableln so far as such construction will per-,

mit of a freemovement of the binder-section without affecting the posts when such securadapted to abut against the forward edgeof the end pieces, liability of the entrance of extraneous matter is revented at this oint.

lheadvantage of t is structure lies 1n the fact that the. binder can be opened from e ther side, and when so opened the portion of the contents above the edge of the sides 18 of thecover; which may happen to be. below,

is accessible for the passage of a finger or 8 5 fingers between the sheets from the forward end of the sheet rearward until contact is madewith the edge. of the end ie'ce, m ti'cally to a pointwithin but'slig t distance in front of the posts. This is not only desir 9o able when removal of an intermediate sheet is totake' lace, it, enabling the superposed ractically. clear of the desired sheet, but a so prevents liability of thebottom sheet beingpulledout of its position-when is desired to simply raise a number of the sheets,'the tendency to' so displace a body by graseing the entire number at the forward edges eing'clear, owing to the formation of a curve as the sheets are turned up. Both sides of the sheet being used, if necessary, those sheets belowv the plane of the top edgeof the side 18 of the under cover may be reached by reversing the binder and turning up the required number of sheets to reac'lithe one desired, the under sideof the j sheetso turned 11 being exposed for use.

Any suitable e connection may be used,- the form shown in the drawings being one which is simple and inexpensive, as wel as durable. y V

Any preferred form of loose leaf may be used, provided suitable provision be made at the binding end thereof for mounting it 'on the osts. One forni is shown in Fig. 5 of the a 's, which the binding end is provided wit openings and slots leading therefrom to the ed ev of 'the leaf. This structure'perrnits'of t e insertion of the leaf only; when the'ends of-the posts are exposed by-removingq the screws 26 and raising the The-removal of the leaf is preferably made in similar manner, although,

.1 f-desired,a single leaf may be withdrawn by i simply pullingon the free end thereof.

' the under sheets of the number if turned up 'as- From the above description it will be understood that by the removal of the screws eaf can be readily tion w ere; the loose =26 the 'ointed cover ma be raised to a posiplaced in position on the posts, after which.

the binder-section is secured in position by the insertion of the screws 26, leaving the binder in position to permit the opening of either the cover or the section 21 of the jointed cover, and thereby perinit access to either side of the loose leaf.

If desired, a suitable catch may be provid'cd at the front of the binder to normally hold the cover locked.

' While the binder is primarily intended as a iilingcase in which the leaves may be retained for any length of time, it will be readily understood that the construction is such as to provide a temporary binder, in which. case the leaves can be removed in bulk and transferred to any suitable filing-case.

We claim as our invention 1. In a loose-leaf hinder, the combination with a back, end pieces, and a side piece, the end pieces and side piece being secured to the back and extending forwardly to a point coinciding with each. other, of a binder-sec tion hingedly connected to said back and opposing said side piece,.binding-posts secured to said side piece, said posts being of a length to abut against the inner face of said bindersection, said posts and the end pieces sup porting the binder-section against collapsing under pressure, screws passing through said hinder-section into said posts for removably securing said binder-section to said posts,

and covers hingedly connected to said side and said bindersecti0n.

2. A substantially dust-proof loose-leaf binder comprising a back, end pieces, and a side piece, the end pieces and side piece being secured. to the backand extending forwardly to a point coinciding with each other, a cover hingedly secured to said side piece, an opposing jointed cover secured to the back by hinged connection, said jointed cover comprising a binder-section and a section corresponding with the opposing cover, said secions being hingedly .connected, bindingposts secured to said side piece and abutting against the inner face of the binder-section, said posts and the end pieces supporting said binder-section against collapsing under pressure, and means for rernovably securing said binder-sections to said posts, the free edges of said covers having portions extending inwardly at right angles to the covers and adapt ed to contact with each other and with the end pieces when the binder is closed.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES C. BAUGHM AN. ERNEST C. MEAD.

Witnesses:

EUGENE Jonas, D. C. Hlinooerr. 

